3 ways the global semiconductor shortage is hitting the US hard Lower capability The increasing reliance by U.S. chip companies on international partners to fabricate the chips they design reflects the United States’ diminished capability. U.S. semiconductor companies have 47% of the global chip sales market, but only 12% are manufactured in the U.S. Meeting expectations for ever faster and smarter electronics requires chip design innovation, which, in turn, is dependent on the most advanced fabrication technologies available....

The ecommerce industry has been growing steadily for many years, but since the pandemic, the quantity of online shopping options has exploded. With brick-and-mortar stores around the world having to close their doors, and many people only able to shop from home, brands have been forced to expedite their digital offerings to reach their customers. Competition in the online sphere has subsequently grown. Customer retention is more challenging than ever,withhundreds, or even thousands, of other options just one click away....

3 ways to make social impact run through your business, not around it Lessons from Uber’s impact journey. Building real impact The reality is that doing this, particularly in a large corporation, means overcoming many mental obstacles. For one, most businesses weren’t founded with a social mission in mind, the likes of Patagonia and Ben & Jerry’s aside. But building real impact into any organization requires a re-envisioning of your core business: looking with a fresh perspective at who you serve, what you offer them, and the potential positive or negative externalities it’s creating in the world....

If you think your manager treats you unfairly, the thought might have crossed your mind that replacing said boss with an unbiased machine that rewards performance based on objective data is a path to workplace happiness. But as appealing as that may sound, you’d be wrong. Ourreview of 45 studieson machines as managers shows we hate being slaves to algorithms (perhaps even more than we hate being slaves to annoying people)....

3 wheels, 1 seat: A closer look at Electrameccanica’s 2021 Solo EV Three-wheel electric vehicle for one Perception is everything. Solo is the vehicle’s name, and for good reason. It seats one person. Sound restrictive or limited? It all depends. Coming to grips with a single-seat vehicle This is the elevator pitch from ElectraMeccanica about owning a Solo EV. “Every day, 119 million North Americans commute using personal vehicles— and 105 million of them commute alone....